A Country Doctor Writes

JULY 1, 2025

I wrote this when I was working for a fairly traditional primary care office, a Federally Qualified Health Center, which did have a somewhat preferential pay rate from Medicare and Medicaid, in part because we offered sliding feee to uninsured patients, in part because we offered a few “enabling services” as the bureaucrats call it.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered Government Family Doctor 233

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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Family Physician Family Families Primary Care 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

Dr. Smith shares the stories of several patients he met during residency and his early years in practice who illustrate the bad outcomes that accompany not attending to patient's emotions and focusing solely on their physical problems. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health IT Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department. growth in the U.S.

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DO Family Medicine Family Families 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency. Nonetheless, its work has often been politically unpopular and unheralded outside of a small community of health services researchers and patient advocates. spends on health care more wisely or efficiently.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Patient-Centered Primary Care Illness 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

HHS has traditionally relied on panels of non-government experts to guide its work in prevention, and after the DOGE-driven cuts that resulted in the departure of 20 percent of its workforce , it needs outside help more than ever. Two of these panels have already been dissolved, and the remaining three are on life support.

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Chronic Disease Diabetes Screening Vaccination 92